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47p2 Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: Gone Beyond, Subaru Posts: 8048 |
If it were me I wouldn't have left an engine idling for an hour, it doesn't do them any good. take it for a blast along the motorway and see how it is after that |
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28th Nov 2016 4:14pm |
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alistairh Member Since: 17 Sep 2016 Location: edinburgh Posts: 801 |
Will give it a bash now..honestly never knew that leaving it idling would cause an issue..only left it on to bleed air from system after topping up antifreeze...smokes not excessive but I haven't noticed it before tbh... |
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28th Nov 2016 4:19pm |
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RP123 Member Since: 06 Jul 2014 Location: Highlands Posts: 187 |
With it sitting on idle the water vapour has probably pooled in the exhaust - a blip of the throttle will blow it out as steam .. as 47p2 suggests get it warm with a blast then see what it does
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28th Nov 2016 4:34pm |
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alistairh Member Since: 17 Sep 2016 Location: edinburgh Posts: 801 |
Just had her out for a good hour around the bipass..all good now...what I did notice before I set off was a sound of water inside the exhaust back box..as you say its been steam! The noise must have been the steam being forced out causing panic within Only thing that worry's me is the car sat in my garage for a few months whilst I was working on it..i had it idling 2/3 times a week during that time..could I have caused damage? Back box is probably rusted inside so lesson learned..cheers guys |
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28th Nov 2016 6:21pm |
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johnboyairey Member Since: 11 Jan 2013 Location: surrey Posts: 2032 |
Expect on cold mornings, to have steam out the exhaust. It re-enters as you car cools down. And it reboiled out etc.
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28th Nov 2016 7:04pm |
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alistairh Member Since: 17 Sep 2016 Location: edinburgh Posts: 801 |
Thanks for input...seems to have been a huge build up of water in the backbox..very pronounced sound in fact! Never realised so much would build up in an hour if I'm honest...there was so much that when i blipped the pedal the noise it caused sounded like some sort of backfire...I'm quite relieved now.. |
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28th Nov 2016 7:23pm |
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